Early American Literature and Culture

Alexis de Tocqueville

"When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness."

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Welcome to the Early American Literatureand Culture LibGuide!

This guide contains primary and secondary resources about the literature and culture of America from roughly 1492 to 1860. Use the tabs above to look for related books and writings in the FSU catalog and online, as well as articles from journals and databases.

This guide also links to related LibGuides that should help in providing historical context to your research as well as helping you make the most of all the resources available to you here at FSU and on the web.